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Feb 3, 2015 • 16min

Christine Korsgaard on the Status of Animals

Many philosophers argue in favour of the welfare of animals because of their capacity for feeling pain. Harvard philosopher Christine Korsgaard is unusual in using Kantian arguments to defend the status of animals as ends in themselves. She discusses her approach with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Jan 18, 2015 • 19min

Meira Levinson on the Aims of Education

What are the aims of education? Meira Levinson discusses this important question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosoph Bites podcast.
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Jan 4, 2015 • 17min

Lucy Allais on Forgiveness

What is forgiveness? Whom does it benefit? Is it ever obligatory? Lucy Allais discusses these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Dec 20, 2014 • 38min

Who is the most impressive philosopher you've met? A compilation.

We've collected a range of answers to the question 'Who's the most impressive philosopher you've met?' This includes the late Ronald Dworkin's response along with many others. Some of the answers are expected, but quite a few are suprising. 
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Dec 20, 2014 • 15min

Julia Annas on What is Virtue Ethics For?

Julia Annas explains what Virtue Ethics is for and how it differs from other approaches to the question of how we should live in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. 
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Dec 7, 2014 • 14min

Hugh Mellor on Probability

What is probability? Not an easy question to answer. We thought our best chance of clarity on this question was from Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University and author of a book on the subject, Hugh Mellor...
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Nov 13, 2014 • 16min

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on Progress in Philosophy

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews the philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about whether Philosophy has made any progress since the time of Plato. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites, please support us on Patreon or via the Paypal links on our blog.
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Oct 27, 2014 • 17min

Adam Swift on Parental Partiality

Most people think it is acceptable to advantage their children, but how far should this go? Adam Swift discusses the limits of parental partiality in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Oct 11, 2014 • 15min

Keith Frankish on the Hard Problem and the Illusion of Qualia

Keith Frankish discusses consciousness, subjective experience and the brain in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Oct 11, 2014 • 17min

Ted Honderich on What It Is to be Conscious

In this episode Ted Honderich sketches his theory of the nature of consciousness. 

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